That said, some groupings don't strictly adhere to divisions by continent. Likewise, the Caribbean and Central America are grouped separately from North and South America due to similarities based on latitudes. There are 27 countries in Asia and it is the world's largest and most populous region, with about 60 percent of the world's population living there.
The region boasts five of the 10 most populous countries in the world, with India and China taking the top two spots. Their inclusion is based on culture.
Turkey is also sometimes placed in lists of Asian and Europan countries since geographically, it straddles them both. In the last 50 years of the 20th century, due to a decline in mortality rates and a high rate of the fertility rate, this region grew faster than any other in the world. As a result, demographics there skew young, while in many more developed regions, such as in Asia, Europe, and North America, population bubbles skew older. Afghanistan Algeria Azerbaijan The former republics of the Soviet Union are typically lumped into one region, nearly 30 years after independence.
In this listing, they've been placed where most appropriate. Bahrain Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Israel may be located in the Middle East, but it is certainly an outsider culturally and perhaps better belongs attached to Europe, like its seaward neighbor and European Union member state, Cyprus.
The European continent and its local region contain 48 countries and stretches from North America and back to North America as it encompasses Iceland and all of Russia. As of , data shows that about three-quarters of its population live in urban areas. Having so many peninsulas, and the region itself being a peninsula of Eurasia, means a wealth of coastline on its mainland—more than 24, miles 38, kilometers of it, in fact.
However, its culture and settlement are clearly European in nature. Vatican City. Economic powerhouse North America includes only three countries but it takes up most of a continent and is thus a region onto itself.
Since it stretches from the Arctic to the tropics, North Americ includes almost all the major climate biomes. In the farthest reaches north, the region stretches halfway around the world—from Greenland to Alaska—but at its farthest point south, Panama has a narrow point that's only 31 miles 50 kilometers wide.
Canada Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, not an independent country. Mexico The United States of America. Among the 20 countries of Central America and the Caribbean, none are landlocked, and half are islands. In fact, there is no location in Central America that is more than miles kilometers from the sea.
Volcanoes and earthquakes go hand in hand in this region, as many of the islands in the Caribbean are volcanic in origin and not dormant. Keywords :. Where we work Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 11 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally. International strategy Since its creation in , Gide has always had an international outlook.
Our international presence. Access the latest news and publications Make a search Types. Careers Join Gide and become part of one of the few truly international French law firms. As the name implies, Central America lies between North and South America, just north of the equator.
Europe is about the size of the United States, yet most of its 44 countries are smaller than many of the larger individual U. The headquarters of the United Nations sit in Geneva, Switzerland. Most European countries have access to the Atlantic Ocean or a major waterway, which was vital in the exploration of the world in centuries past. It includes grand mountain ranges, lush expansive soil and a range of climate-related and ecological variations.
Oceania is a unique region consisting of Australia, New Zealand and over a dozen island nations, most of them very tiny. Australia is famously known as "The Land Down Under" because it lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere, but even the southernmost portions are fairly close to the equator, and the region is very temperate weather-wise. South America has a distinctive pointed-triangle shape, tapering from north to south and featuring Brazil as its largest and most populous nation.
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